If you’re tracing a family member, researching a government decision, or planning an archives visit, start with the clues you have. Get likely record groups, series names, catalog search terms, and a step-by-step search plan. Paste a catalog entry to decode its dates, scope, and access notes. You’ll leave with a focused research checklist and a list of next records to pursue.
National Archives
Plan a National Archives search for military, immigration, census, or government records.
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What it writes
- National Archives search plan
- Record series and catalog search terms
- Archives visit research checklist
How to use it
In your first message, include the person’s full name, approximate dates, locations, and the event you’re tracing. Mention spelling variants and any record clues so the search plan can point to likely series and catalog terms.
What you bring
- Names, dates, places, and spelling variants
- Known event, agency, or record type
- Catalog entry text, if available
- A person, event, or government topic to research
A good fit for
- Tracing a grandfather’s World War II service from letters and dates
- Finding a great-grandmother’s immigration records with an approximate arrival year
- Planning an archives visit around a specific government record series
Ways to start
A few requests this Agent can handle.
My grandfather James Miller served in the U.S. Army in 1944 and was stationed in France. Which National Archives records should I search first?
My great-grandmother Anna Kowalski arrived in New York around 1912. What passenger-list search terms and date ranges should I try?
I found a catalog entry for a 1968 Interior Department case file series. What do its title, dates, and scope tell me to check next?
Good to know
This workspace provides text assistance.
- Legal advice about using archival records in court
- Cannot search live catalogs or retrieve archival files
- Access rules and record holdings vary by archive
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